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J. MORROW.

MEGHANIOIAL TOY.

Patented Jan. '15, 1889.

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J. MORROW. MEGHANIGA-LITOY. v 5 No. 396,221. Patented Jan. 15,1889.

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JOHN MORROV, OF LONDON, COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX, ENGLAND.

MECHANICAL TOY.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 396,221, dated January15, 1889.

Application filed July 10, 1888.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN MORROW, a citizen of the United States,residing at London, in the county of Middlesex, England, have invented anew and useful Improvement in Mechanical Toys, of which the following isa specification.

My invention relates to improvements in mechanical toys; and it consistsin certain novel features, hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of myimproved toy. Fig. 2 is a view partly in side elevation and partly inlongitudinal vertical section. Fig. 3 is a similar view showing theparts in a different position, and Fig. 4 is a similar view showing aslight modification. Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of the detentand the trigger, and Fig. 6 is a detail perspective view of thearrangement shown in Fig. 4c.

Referring to the drawings by letter, A designates the casing, which isshaped to represent a kennel, and has an opening or door, B, in one end,as shown.

C designates the base or :floor of the casing or kennel, provided with avertical opening, D, near its rear end, and with a transverse slot, E,near its front end.

F designates a figure secured upon the upperside of the floor or base,and G is a cord secured to said figure, passing rearward therefrom toand through the opening D, and thence forward beneath the base andthrough a guide or staple, H, secured to the under side thereof, nearits front end.

In the preferred form of my invention I employ a rubber dog for thefigure, as shown, which is normally held in a sitting or recliningposition by the cord G and the trigger, presently referred to, but willspring into a standing position on the release of the trigger, as willbe hereinafter described.

The trigger consists of a leaf-spring, I, secured at its rear end to theunder side of the floor or base, and having its front end bent upwardand projected through and above the transverse slot E. A trip, .I, inthe form of a bone, is secured to the upper extremity of the front endof the trigger, and projects beyond the ends of the slot and normallyrests on the floor of the casing or kennel. The cord G is Serial No.279,499. (No model.)

provided with a cross-bar or detent, K, which rests normally against thefront upturned end of the trigger, and therebymaintains the figure ofthe dog in a reclining position.

The construction and arrangement of the part-s of my device being thusset forth, its operation is as follows: The normal. position of theparts is that shown in Fig. 2. If the trip be lifted, the trigger willbe drawn from behind the detent, thereby releasing the same, when thedog will at once spring into a standing position by reason of its ownelasticity, as will be readily understood; The dog is drawn back into areclining position by means of the cord, which will draw the detent pastthe front end of the trigger, the leaf-spring of which will cause it toautomatically slip into position in rear of the detent and engage thesame, as will be readily understood, thereby preventing the dog undulyspringing into an upright position.

It will thus be seen that I have produced a cheap and simple toy, theoperation of which represents an attempt to steal. the dogs bone and theconsequentarousing of the dog to resist such attempt.

The detent, instead of being secured to and carried by the cord, may bea transverselypivoted plate, as shown in Fig. at. This arrangement,while permitting a more limited movement of the dog, will operate in allrespects substantially the same as that shown in the other figures, andmay sometimes be preferred. It is obvious, also, that the figure of someother animal may be substituted for that of the dog, and the bone mayberemoved and replaced by another suitable device,without departing frommy invention.

Having thus described myinvention,what I claim, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, 1s

1. A mechanical toy comprising a base, an elastic figure securedthereon, a trip arranged in advance of the figure, and a cord secured tothe figure, extending forward under the base, and controlled by thetrip,whereby upon raising the trip the fig ure will automatically springup, as set forth.

2. A mechanical toy comprising the base, the elastic figure securedthereto, the trip arranged in advance of the figure, the trigger securedto the base and connected to the trip,

' the cord secured to the figure and extending ure secured on the base,the cord secured to the figure extending through the rear opening in thebase and thence forward past the trigger, and the detent secured to thecord and resting against the trigger, as specified.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN MORROWV.

Vitnesses:

H. G. BISHOP, H. STEVENS.

